May 8 th . I drove for an hour and a half to get to my meeting, being held in a smaller town in one of those corporate boardroom rentals. A shared rec...ption area, and several small offices for hire. My meeting was scheduled to take place in one of those offices. I arrived early. That’s always my habit, afraid of traffic and delays on longer drives. The meeting was set to begin at 10:00 a.m., but I was there by 9:00 a.m. Too early to go into the office itself, so I waited in the reception area.. I hadn’t let any of the Burns family know, but I had gotten Dad to go in and do a deal with the pizza place management. He gave them a cheque to cover the cost of hosting the party for the entire evening, it was just the amount they needed to cover the running costs.That meant that the Burns’s would just have to pay for some of the pizzas for the party. Any extras due to larger party people could pay for themselves.I knew that all the JV cheerleaders and several of Chloe’s freshman squad were. We quickly found what we needed, including a chair which was comfortable for all three of us. Dad paid cash and, for an extra $10, got everything delivered that day.When we got home, I went out to the garage and picked up the two books. The other stuff I put under a TK lock, so I knew that it was safe. I planned to TP it into the house after the furniture was delivered and set up in the "office."When I got back in the house, I opened and skimmed through the books. My God! A computer could do. The word barely leaves his lips. “What are you doing here?” I demand. I avoided talking to him after the filming and I went home, I didn’t plan on seeing him again. “I need to talk to you,” Xavier says. “Come in,” I open the door wider and let him into my house. Sure we fucked, but he’s still a complete stranger. He might be a stranger to me, but not to my thoughts. Xavier sits down at the bar in the kitchen. I stand on the other side waiting for him to speak first. “Why are you here?” I.